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There are plenty of properties on the Costa del Sol that are in need of a makeover, and plenty of new buyers that will be shopping around for furniture for their newly acquired Spanish property. Rather than stick to the usual mass-market furniture stores that you can find in all the out-of-town shopping malls, I would strongly recommend paying a visit to El Trastero de Macarena, literally translated as “Macarena´s storeroom”.
El Trastero de Macarena is a real hidden gem of a place, a scruffy looking shack at the side of the street at the traffic lights in San Pedro de Alcantara, opposite McDonald´s. Don´t be fooled by its appearance though. El Trastero is a mix of antique shop, bric-a brac store, and chic furniture outlet. From French farmhouse to art-deco, you will find it here.
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They may be commonplace in the UK, but interest-only mortgages in Spain are surprisingly hard to find.
You have to remember that the mortgage market here in Spain is years behind the markets in the UK and US (maybe not a bad thing!). Up until recently, there were no interest-only mortgages in Spain, and even now, if you mention a fixed rate option to banks in Spain, the advisers look at you like you have landed from Mars.
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So you´ve seen a property in Spain that you would like to buy. What next?
Many buyers are being strongly advised in the media to make ´silly offers´ to secure the best property deal possible. That may be all well and good if you are the only interested party, but in the case of those cheap Spanish properties that are now correctly priced for a quick sale, you may well miss out on your dream home for the sake of saving a few quid if you follow this advice.
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Here´s the scenario.
You have a lovely home in Britain (or wherever) and you have a holiday home in Spain which you tend to use a few times a year. But now we have a recession on our hands, you are losing interest in the Spanish property and really could actually do without it.
So, you put the Spanish property on the market at what you consider to be an attractive price to sell, but despite plenty of interest and viewings, it´s still unsold. The recession seems to be biting even harder, and you can barely afford to keep your own home, never mind the second home in Spain that you really should never have even bothered about!
Are you tearing your hair out yet?
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With the Spanish property market hitting the buffers, perhaps there is a way out of the mess for developers and promoters.
In times of recession and in light of the subsequent dwindling demand for properties in Spain, the key objection from most prospective buyers is the asking price of Spanish properties. For most clients, the purchase of an overseas property is a luxury, and therefore naturally slips down the pecking order of priorities in these challenging times.
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I know I´ve been on my soapbox before about this, but some (no, in fact I would say THE MAJORITY of) Spanish property owners need to face some home truths.
Their properties are not worth what they think they are, and some of them look a mess. There you are, I´ve said it.
As someone who is in the business of selling property in Spain, I am amazed at how many properties I see that simply don´t tick the boxes. How can I be expected to sell a property to a client if I cannot get remotely excited about it myself? Continue reading »
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PROBLEMS GALORE
“In 2008, we seem to have been crashing into wave after wave of negative publicity, and lurching from one problem to another.
Besides the usual issue of often inaccurate media sensationalism that seems to have stalked the Spanish property market for the last 3 years, we have had to endure far more serious global economic events that have squeezed the very life out of the market:
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Most of us will remember 2008 as the year when the world´s financial markets collapsed, and we lurched unavoidably towards recession.
But what of the Spanish property market? How has the market been affected by recent tumultuous times, and what are its prospects for the foreseeable future?
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As the credit crunch takes hold of the European property markets, the demand for good quality rental properties in Spain has gathered pace.
Many people who have sold their properties in Spain are preferring to rent a villa or apartment before committing to a new property purchase. By keeping their cash in the bank and waiting for the right opportunity, they can feel secure in knowing that they have sufficient funds to survive the current economic downturn. The same thinking also applies to many people seeking to start a new life in Spain, with many potential buyers opting to rent properties in Spain, perhaps with an option to buy at some point in the future. Continue reading »
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There really are some great Spanish property bargains available at the moment, particularly if you are looking to purchase in euros from a UK based vendor.
British sellers who are looking to repatriate their funds can now afford to discount their Spanish properties by even more than before, with sterling sinking to around 1.12 euros.
Let´s take this example. In the good old days when £1 was worth around 1.45 euros, a sales price of 200,000 euros would allow a UK based vendor to take their proceeds back to Britain at an equivalent value of £137,931. Continue reading »
